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tuned 1/2 step down
Alookin at all the roEwsG  
all these records Dlike big zero'sF  
got your picture on the bAack of a A/G45'F  
Aa placeholA/Gder till you take up Fmine
Aa placeholA/Gder till you take up Fmine
Ai'm the person you'll never Eneed
Gthe biggest loser on 1D6th streetF  
the invisable man witAh the see A/GthroFugh mind
Aa placeholA/Gder till you take up Fmine
Aa placeholA/Gder till you take up Fmine
Abreak oEff in somFeones laughter
Cyou can tell right there
Che's still a square
Ahe likEes the way tFhat you look now
Clike aCn AopGen Fbook
(A LITTLE BREAK PART OR SOMETHING. IT'S THE SAME CHORDS AS THE CHORUS)
A        A/G          F
A        A/G          F
Ajust like my favorite Esong
Gsome pretty words that didn't laDst that long
Flike a package sent priAority, oveA/GrnightF  
AplaceholdeA/Gr can you take up Fmine
AplaceholdeA/Gr can you take up Fmine
AplaceholdeA/Gr come and take uFp mine
AplaceholdeA/Gr come and take uFp mine

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Placeholder

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/G

tuned 1/2 step down

A E G

lookin at all the rows

D F

all these records like big zero's

A A/G F

got your picture on the back of a 45'

A A/G F

a placeholder till you take up mine

A A/G F

a placeholder till you take up mine

A E

i'm the person you'll never need

G D F

the biggest loser on 16th street

A A/G F

the invisable man with the see through mind

A A/G F

a placeholder till you take up mine

A A/G F

a placeholder till you take up mine

A E F

break off in someones laughter

you can tell right there

he's still a square

A E F

he likes the way that you look now

C C A G F

like an open book

(A LITTLE BREAK PART OR SOMETHING. IT'S THE SAME CHORDS AS THE CHORUS)

A A/G F

A E

just like my favorite song

G D

some pretty words that didn't last that long

F A A/G F

like a package sent priority, overnight

A A/G F

placeholder can you take up mine

A A/G F

placeholder can you take up mine

A A/G F

placeholder come and take up mine

A A/G F

placeholder come and take up mine

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